NMSU FOOTBALL: Four Aggies on College Sports Madness preseason team

LAS CRUCES >> Four New Mexico State football players were named to College Sports Madness Preseason Sun Belt Teams as announced on Friday.

Wide receiver Teldrick Morgan and offensive lineman Isaiah Folasa-Lutui were named second-team offense, while linebacker Rodney Butler was selected second team defense. Running back Larry Rose III was placed on third team offense.

Morgan, who is also on the Biletnikoff Watch List and the Paul Hornung Award Watch List, racked up 75 receptions for 903 yards to average 12.0 yards per catch and 82.1 receiving yards per game in 2014. Folasa-Lutui was also selected to the Rotary Lombardi Watch List. The Corona, Calif. native played and started in all 12 games during the 2014 season and was part of an offensive line that helped quarterback Tyler Rogers complete 268 of 436 throws for 2,779 yards and 19 touchdowns. Butler led the Aggies with 119 tackles in 2014 to rank second in the Sun Belt Conference. He amassed eight games with double-digit tackles and had a career-high 17 tackles at UTEP on Sept. 13. The junior from Palm Springs, Calif., also recorded 7.5 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and an interception. Rose III had a team-high 1,102 rushing yards and nine touchdowns on 186 carries. The Fairfield, Texas native became the first NMSU player to eclipse the 1,000-yard rushing mark since 2011 and was the first freshman to accomplish this feat since 1995.